French submarine Calypso (1907)

History
France
NameCalypso
NamesakeCalypso
BuilderArsenal de Toulon
Laid down1905
Launched24 October 1907
Completed5 August 1909
IdentificationPennant number: Q48
FateSunk in a collision, 7 July 1914
General characteristics (as built)
Class & typeCircé-class submarine
Displacement
  • 361 t (355 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 498 t (490 long tons) (submerged)
Length47.13 m (154 ft 8 in) (o/a)
Beam4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Draft3.24 m (10 ft 8 in)
Installed power
  • 630 PS (463 kW; 621 bhp) (diesels)
  • 360 PS (265 kW; 355 bhp) (electric motors)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11.9 knots (22.0 km/h; 13.7 mph) (surfaced, trials)
  • 7.3–7.7 knots (13.5–14.3 km/h; 8.4–8.9 mph) (submerged, trials)
Range
  • 2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) (surfaced)
  • 76 nmi (141 km; 87 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) (submerged)
Complement2 officers and 20 crewmen
Armament6 × external 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo launchers (4 × fixed, 2 × Drzewiecki drop collars)

Calypso was one of two Circé-class submarines built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) in the first decade of the 20th century.

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